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The graduate program in Structural Engineering at
San Jose State University offers students the
opportunity to study advanced topics in structural
analysis and design.
Required
Mechanics Courses:
(9 units)
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CE 210 |
Advanced Mechanics or
CE 114 Intermediate Mechanics |
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CE 212 |
Structural Dynamics |
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CE 260 |
Matrix Ananlysis or
CE 161 Indeterminate Structural Analysis |
Design Courses
(12 units):
| CE
163 |
Steel
Design |
| CE
164 |
Timber
Design |
| CE
261 |
Advanced
Concrete Design |
| CE
262 |
Limit
Design |
| CE
264 |
Prestressed
Concrete Design |
| CE
265 |
Advanced
Seismic Design |
| CE
267 |
Advanced
Steel Design |
| CE
269 |
Advanced
Topics in Structural Design |
Mechanics
Courses:
| CE
213 |
Analysis
of Plate and Shell Structures |
| CE
214 |
Stability
Problems |
| CE
216 |
Finite
Element Analysis |
Seminar:
| CE
245 |
Geotechnical/Structural
Seminar
(fulfills writing requirement) |
Degree
Requirements:
- A
minimum of 30 units of approved
coursework, 15 units of which must be in
200-level courses.
Each program must be approved by
the student’s major advisor.
The coursework must be
distributed as follows:
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9
units of Required Mechanics
courses,
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12 units of Design courses,
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9
units selected in consultation
with an advisor from:
a)
Additional courses from
the above list
b) CE 141
Foundation Design
c) MatE 160
Fracture Mechanics
d) Graduate courses
from the Construction or
Geotechnical curriculum |
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- Fulfillment
of the University English writing
requirement (see below).
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- A
culminating experience (a University
requirement) consisting of (1) a
comprehensive examination or (2) an
independent study project or thesis
(minimum of 2 units of CE 298 or CE 299)
with an oral presentation.
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Fulfilling the
English Writing Requirement:
Competency
in written English may be demonstrated by:
- Completing
the Writing Workshop Waiver Examination,
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- Completing
a 3-unit Engr100W writing course (this
is not included as part of the 30-unit
minimum program for the degree),
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- Completing
a Civil Engineering Department graduate
course approved as satisfying the
writing requirement (see advisor), or
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- Obtaining
approval by the Graduate Studies Office
of a professional paper for which the
candidate was the principal author.
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Students without
a B.S. in Civil Engineering:
Students
not having a Baccalaureate Degree in Civil
Engineering must satisfy the undergraduate
equivalents of Chem 1A, Math 30, 31, 32 and 133A,
Physics 70 and 71, CE 99, CE 112, ME 101, ME 111,
CE 140, CE 160, and CE 162; and any additional
courses deemed necessary by the student’s major
advisor.
For more
information:
Contact
the Civil Engineering Department for additional information about the graduate
programs available in this department.
Structural
Engineering graduate advisor:
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